Delta Executives
Dave Riggleman | Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer
Dave is responsible for daily operations of our business including originations, syndications, pricing, equipment analysis, asset management and portfolio strategy and corporate development.
With his extensive experience in Supplier Diversity marketplace, Dave has forged and expanded relationships that have lead to underwriting and funding over $400MM in equipment leases for Fortune 500 companies. He has devoted himself to providing a solution-based approach to equipment finance for his customers.
Prior to entering the equipment leasing business, Dave spent 23 years working for regional securities/investment banking firms Raymond James, Legg Mason and Wheat First Securities.
Dave studied economics at the University of Richmond. He spends leisure time playing golf and traveling.
Adam Woodard | Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer
Adam is the Chief Investment/Credit Officer, leveraging over 15 years of experience in commercial lending and alternative investing. He co-founded SQN Latina in 2016, an equipment leasing joint venture focused on SME industrial clients with assets in Mexico. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, he was with Vesta Equity, a single family office globally opportunistic in direct alternative investments. He also worked for a distressed commercial debt fund, and began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Adam received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, his MBA with a focus in finance from the University of South Florida, and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Associate (CAIA) designation. In his free time Adam enjoys studying monetary economics, science and engineering, listening to technical music, and being out on the water with his cocker spaniel, Charlie.
Jerry Herrmann | Partner & Chief Commercial Officer
Jerry is responsible for sales management and origination activities within Delta, along with marketing. Jerry has over 30 years-experience leasing equipment to Fortune 1000 and upper middle-market companies. Prior to joining Delta Jerry worked for Bci Capital Management Group, SunTrust, Capital One, BancOne/JP Morgan, and NationsBanc/Bank of America; he has generated over $750M in transactions. Jerry has comprehensive knowledge of structuring, pricing, portfolio management, documentation and customer service. Jerry is a graduate of University of New York, Oneonta, and studied accounting and economics. Jerry enjoys cycling, sailing and Florida’s beautiful beaches.
Victoria “Vickie” Graves | Partner & Chief Operations Officer
With more than 2 decades of specialized experience in contract administration and lease negotiation, Vickie leads our Lease Operations Group.
An industry veteran, Vickie understands the needs of her customers from speedy, painless documentation to flexible, creative solutions at end of lease term. She has distinguished herself in the industry as an unmatched professional. Her team has documented and funded over $1BB in lease transactions with precision.
Vickie is graduate of Iona College with a BA in Computer Science.
Vickie volunteers time to her church, enjoys crafting and training her puppy Josie.
Alex Dunmire | Partner & Chief Diversity Officer
Alex Dunmire, Certified Service-Disabled Veteran. Alex is a retired Lieutenant Commander, Naval Intelligence Officer with 22 years of service at both Officer and Enlisted ranks. His last 11 years of active duty were counterterrorism focused with numerous deployments to Middle East and Afghanistan. After retirement, Alex established the Tampa Office of a large defense contractor and expanded its operations globally. He successfully won and now manages a diversified product portfolio worth over $150M of US Government and commercial business. Under Alex’s leadership building a strong employee culture, the business unit he leads was named one of the Top Work Places in Tampa for five consecutive years- 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021. Alex is owner of Delta Resources, and assists in diversity business development with the major defense contractors. Alex graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, with a B.S. in Business Management. Alex enjoys boating, sports, and travel.
Delta Business Development
Lee Bergeron | Director Capital Markets
Lee has 30+ years’ experience building leasing organizations for fortune 50 publicly traded financial institutions directing strategy, operations, policies, procedures, sales, cloud facilities, and revenue expansion. Lee has served in a variety of leadership roles with major organizations including General Electric, GE Government Finance, GE Federal Finance, GE Commercial Equipment Finance, Bank of America, Neopost and Pitney Bowes. He is a Graduate of Texas Christian University’s MJ Neely School of Business with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing. He has also completed studies in Core Leadership Training with the Jack Welch Learning Center at GE and holds a Six Sigma Certification as a Green Belt.
Patrick Maloney | Senior Vice President Business Development
Patrick Maloney, based in Greenville, SC, has 25 years of equipment leasing experience with specialized expertise in technology refresh programs, VAR operations, and transportation asset leasing.
Maloney began his career working across various segments of the equipment financing industry. He received an MBA from Crummer Graduate school at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. He later joined Veristor Capital to specialize in software funding alternatives and Information technology funding.
Dave Zgrabik | Senior Vice President of Business Development
Dave is a United States Army Veteran with over 35 years of experience in the Equipment financing Industry originating middle market and investment grade equipment leasing and financing transactions. Dave has strong technical and accounting skills and has experience in virtually every aspect of the Equipment Finance Industry including originations, underwriting, syndications, and product structuring and pricing. Prior to joining Delta Dave worked for Wells Fargo, Capital One, SunTrust, Banc One/JP Morgan, GE Capital and Huntington Bank. Dave earned a BBA in Accounting from Cleveland State University and an MBA with a Finance Concentration from Xavier University. In his personal time Dave is an avid fisherman, cyclist and skier and plays in an adult ice hockey league.
Bill Knowles | Vice President of Business Development
Bill is responsible for business development in all equipment sectors for Delta Financial. With over 10 years of experience in lease equipment financing, he offers extensive knowledge in the industry. Prior to joining Delta Financial, Bill operated two private investment banking brokerage firms providing various financing options in the Equipment & Real Estate sectors. Bill graduated from Naval Special Warfare’s Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL Training and was deployed overseas as an operational platoon member of SEAL Team One. He is a Certified Service-Disabled Veteran. In his personal time, he enjoys spending time with his dog Quita, golf, and travelling.
Johnathan Sproul | Vice President Integration
Johnathan plays a critical role in the success of Delta Financial supporting our business development and originations group. He started his career with Franklin Templeton advisory services gaining valuable skills that he has translated into a best-in-class customer experience. Johnathan then became VP of a local screen print shop in Tampa, FL, learning all aspects of the business with a focus on marketing and graphic arts. He eventually purchased the company from the previous owners and successfully ran the business until 2019 when he ultimately sold the company.
Johnathan earned a degree in Business Administration from Furman University while playing varsity football for the Paladins.
Living in Florida, Johnathan prefers to be close to the Gulf of Mexico spending his leisure time fishing and being outdoors.
Delta Advisory Board
Patrick Worsham, CPA | Advisor
Former Chief Financial Officer, Coca-Cola North America and former Partner, Newport Board Group. Broad-based C suite experience in different environments ranging from the world’s leading soft drinks manufacturer to a private equity owned coffee technology company and a start-up advertising enterprise. Broad international experience with proven expertise pertaining to strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, business refinancing, operating and capital budgeting, expense control, cash management and forecasting, application of economic value added principles, and efficient and effective internal control and management reporting systems. Pat began his career as an audit manager with Ernst & Young. He holds his B.S. in Accountancy with Highest Honors, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and Georgia Society of CPAs, and a past Member of Boards of Advisors for the business programs at the University of Illinois and Georgia State University.
Pat enjoys bicycling and caring for his dogs, birds and koi.
Steve Hill | Advisor
Jeff Baughman, Esq. | General Counsel & CCO
Jeff has extensive experience working with private fund placements, mergers and acquisitions, and veteran owned businesses. He is the Treasurer and Legislative Affairs officer for Florida Association of Veteran Owned Business (FAVOB) and general counsel for Veterans Alternative, a nonprofit dedicated to helping combat veterans heal and adapt to civilian life. Jeff’s led a light infantry squad for the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division, including deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina. Jeff received his B.S. from Penn State University and his J.D. from Stetson University.
Tom Cira | Advisor
Tom is CPA by trade and is the co-founder of Iron Horse Consulting Group and Iron Horse RR Investments. Previously, Tom spent 36 years in the banking and financial services industry and, for the last 22 years, served in various executive positions for three bank-owned start-up equipment and specialty finance subsidiaries. All three companies were recognized by the Monitor 100 as one of the Top 30 Bank Leasing Companies in the U.S. during his tenure.
Tom was instrumental in growing SunTrust Leasing to $7.5 billion. For the last 11 years, Tom was the co-founder and President for Bridge Capital (BankUnited) and BciCapital (City National Bank of Florida) both $1.5 billion companies. Also, for the last three years Tom was the Bank’s EVP responsible for both the Orlando and Tampa Market Executives. Tom is an accounting graduate from the University of Central Florida.
Clayton Heitler | Principal
Clay is graduate of University of South Florida, he loves his time boating on the Tampa Bay waterways and is an avid fan of Tampa Bay sports.
Delta is an independent provider of equipment financing solutions. As a certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, we are focused on originating and servicing Fair Market Value (FMV) operating leases for enterprise-level, business-critical equipment across a wide range of industries and asset classes.
